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Sailor · 2017–2026

Giles Carter

off soundings PHRF handicap

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Events
36

50 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 36

Podium rate
19%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 40%–49%, 313 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bill Walker

2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Bill Zabel & Bill Walker

2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bill Walker

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Zabel

Jun 2019 – Aug 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Edgar Smith

3–25 head to head in 28 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 Off Soundings Fall Series · PHRF handicap · 12 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Walker — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate
  • Bill Zabel · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 20events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Ken Pascarelli · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Brian Wiehler · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • David Moloney · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Richard Simoneau · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jul 2026
  • William Boltman · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Whelan · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Bill Walker · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Brian Hornby · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – May 2026
  • Daniel Lauttenbach · Sagacious, SAGACIOUS · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2019

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-438421120182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Off Soundings Club Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain9th / 9
8 Aug 20262026 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain10th / 10
12 Jul 2026Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 75th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain6th / 6
11 Jul 20262026 65th Branford Annual InvitationalSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain5th / 6
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain6th / 14
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain3rd / 7
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain1st / 9
16 Aug 20252025 Mason's Island RegattaSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain2nd / 5
9 Aug 20252025 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain8th / 12
13 Jul 2025Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 74th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm4th / 7
12 Jul 20252025 64th Branford Annual InvitationalSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm4th / 7
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain3rd / 11
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
2 Sep 202367th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapOther6th / 10
15 Jul 202362nd Annual Invitational RegattaSagaciousPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 12
16 Sep 20222022 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 10
13 Aug 20222022 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 11
10 Jun 20222022 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 13
17 Sep 20212021 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 10
14 Aug 20212021 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapBoat Captain7th / 12
11 Jul 202170th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
10 Jul 202160th Annual Invitational RegattaSagaciousPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
11 Jun 20212021 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
13 Sep 20192019 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapOther8th / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 132, #28,207. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.